And yesterday reports on Twitter suggested she could remain in the Midlands after her dad, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was appointed education attache at the Pakistan Consulate in Birmingham for a three-year period.

So happy with care of Malala: Her father Ziauddin Yousufzai

Reports that Mr Yousufzai had been offered a job first surfaced in November as her family, who were at her bedside, were in the UK on tourist visas.